Sabres’ effort, goaltending shine in shootout loss

‘The Sabres weren’t disheartened by the Hurricanes’ leap into a postseason position. They took solace in dominating the first two periods, in which they held a 24-13 shot edge, and were pleased with the number of chances they created. The problem was beating Cam Ward only once on their 37 shots and not at all in the shootout.’